Denton Growth And Finance Scrutiny In 1907 Era
The Record and Chronicle discusses Denton and nearby towns growth, comments on railroad politics with Earle B. Mayfield and John L. Wortham, and warns of prurient publications while describing the interurban secrecy movement and local subscription burdens. Jesse H. Jones notes New York financial influence waning as country banks gain ground.
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Davis
John L. Wortham
Mr. Wortham
Mayfield
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
New York
Wall Street
United States
Mr. Wilson
The Prescription Store Promotes In-House Prescription Service
The store emphasizes a dedicated prescription department with full equipment and trained staff. It notes prescriptions from Denton and other counties and offers free delivery while claiming twenty three years in the business and reliable service.
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Denton
Denton County
Temple Chamber of Commerce Promotes Better Roads Motto
Editorials urge Denton and Bell counties to adopt the Lift Bell county out of the mud slogan and push for better roads. The Roanoke Enterprise notes Denton should not lag and warns that neglect has been costly, calling residents to duty and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Chamber of Commerce
Bell County
Denton County
Record and Chronicle
Roanoke Enterprise
Lost twenty dollar bill returned after small ad
The Denton Record and Chronicle reports a man lost a $20 bill and, following a small display ad in the same paper, the money was recovered. The piece notes ads can help when money is lost from a pocket but may be ineffective for money lost right before one’s eyes.
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Denton Record and Chronicle
Fort Worth
Cascarets Cleanse Liver and Bowels Ad Shake
Advertisement promotes Cascarets as a liver and bowel cleanser. Claims quick stomach relief and regularity by morning, with a 10 cent box at drugstores. Mentions children need gentle cleansing and emphasizes overnight action.
Turner Bros Grocery Ad Promising Service and Phone Orders
An ad from Turner Bros states they study service and strive to make trading satisfactory. It invites customers to order groceries by asking for number 7 over the phone to start their groceries from the store.
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Turner Bros
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Ad With Free Porous Plaster
An advert promotes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for sore lungs with a free Hick’s Red Pepper Porous Plaster for the chest. Sold by R. H. Garrison. The copy urges internal use of cough syrup for severe chest illness and offers a free plaster with each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Herrick’s
R. H. Garrison
Advy
Fresh walnuts advertised by Turner Brothers
The notice requests inclusion of fresh walnuts in the next order and provides the Turner Brothers contact with phone number 7 for fulfillment.
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Turner’ Bros
Ask Tom Hill About Planes In This Week’s Car Shipment
The note requests Tom Hill for details on planes received within this week’s car shipment. It seeks confirmation of aircraft components included with the consignment and any related shipment dates or quantities.
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Tom Hill
Property Insurance Guards Thanksgiving Plans
Advice urges homeowners to insure property before Thanksgiving. It warns that loss is worse without coverage and promotes placing policies with the company. It promises prompt loss payments if a fire occurs, ensuring Thanksgiving plans remain intact.
Denton Mothers Entertained by CIAA Hostess
Miss Harriett Whitten of the College of Industrial Arts hosted a mothers affair at dinner Friday for CIAA faculty mothers. Guests included Mrs Metilane, Miss Whitten's sister, and Mesdames Shackelford, Bizzell, Barton, Lacy, and Juliet Allen.
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C. A
Harriett Whitten
College of Industrial Arts
C. I A
Metilane
Dance for Gainesville Girls Gala at Brady Home
Miss Pauline Lipscomb hosts a dance tonight for Gainesville girls guests of Mr and Mrs L H Brady. Attendees include Miss Laura Lee Lilly Mary W Kennedy Dorothy Lilly and Della Diekerman who are visiting to attend the Denton High versus Gainesville football game Saturday afternoon.
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Gainesville
Pauline Lipscomb
L. H. Brady
Denton High
Laura Lee Lilly
Mary W. Kennedy
Dorothy Lilly
Della Diekerman
Bridal luncheon honors Claude Bell before wedding
Mesdames Lee Pool and G M Pruitt hosted a Friday afternoon party at the former home for Miss Claude Bell before her upcoming wedding to John Lewis of Kansas City. Guests wore formal attire, enjoyed a two course luncheon, and shared musical numbers and a recipe book memento.
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Mesdames Lee Pool
G. M. Pruitt
Claude Bell
John Lewis
Kansas City
Pool
Mrs. Pruitt
Miss Bell
Gary
Miss Woods
Gertrude McReynolds
Mary Melson
Ruby Strickland
Norah Jones
Hazel McGinnis
Lena
Dr Kings New Discovery Claims Cough Relief
A promotional note asserts a consumptive cough signals danger and that Dr Kings New Discovery stops coughs loosens chest and aids sleep. Testimony from Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa supports cure after six weeks of doctoring. Offered 50¢ to $1.00 with money back and available via druggists or by mail through H E Bucklen & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New Arrivals in Shoes Hats and Shirts Announced
The Crain Mercantile Tile Co. on North Side advertises the latest shoes hats and shirts with special pricing to save customers money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crain Merccantile Co
North Side
Phones 44 spell good things to eat
Advertisement from LONG & KING grocers promoting 44 phones as a playful cue that phones spell good things to eat and appealing offerings to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long & King
Grocers
Paschall's Fresh Vegetables Offer In Store
Fresh vegetables to be had at our store. Phone us about them. Paschall's.
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Paschall’s
Mothers Meeting Highlights Talks by Dr Bizzell and Miss Weimer
A Fort Worth mothers meeting featured talks by Dr Bizzell and Miss Weimer. The event showcased an interesting program from the Mothers Congress, with CC LA head and faculty members contributing to the sessions.
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Mothers’ Congress
Fort Worth
Cc. LA
Reverence for Childhood Highlighted at Texas Mothers Congress
Dr. W. B. Bizzell and Miss Corabel Weimar addressed the Texas Mothers Congress at Central High School in Fort Worth. Weimar urged balanced nutrition for children and lunch rooms in schools, while Bizzell spoke of growing reverence for childhood and the link between home reforms and school reform.
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W. B. Bizzell
Corabel Weimar
D. Ss. Department
Texas Mothers’ Congress
Central High School
Port Worth
Fort Worth
Miss Weimer
College of Industrial Arts
Bizzell
Land Values and Community Vitality in Rural Towns
A discussion on land worth contrasts between farm land near county seats and distant fields. It explains how proximity to town, roads, schools, churches, and merchants sustains local life and commerce, while money sent elsewhere weakens the community’s vitality.
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Red River Valley
Denton Shakespeare Club Literary Meeting Report
The Denton Society Shakespeare Literary Department met Nov 13 with Mrs Frank Piner hostess and Miss Blanton presiding. Sixteen members answered roll call with Hamlet quotations and papers on Hamlet themes followed by table talk and Act II scenes. Guests included Mesdames Piner Cook Jarrell Campbell Wheeler and others.
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Shakespeare
The
Shakespeare Club
Frank Piner
Miss Blanton
Hamlet
Minnis
Mesdames Piner
Cook
Jarrell
Campbell
Wheeler
Joe
Woman's Shakespeare Club
W. A. Jones
Piner
Jesson
Hauslein
Mesdames “Addel and
Simms
Shipping Fruit Stock Expands Denton Nurseries Output
Local nurserymen report a sharp rise in shipments with thousands of trees sent daily across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and New Mexico. Denton houses three prominent nurseries handling an estimated 650000 trees 600000 berry plants 120000 grape vines and numerous roses and shrubs this season.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Denton
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for foot ulcer cure
H P D Ely of Bantam C claims a four year foot ulcer healed after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a last resort. He wrote that his toe was completely cured. Ad claims it also treats burns cuts bruises and eczema. 25 cents. Available from H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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H. PD. Ely
Bantam
Buecklen
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public
An advertisement warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury for harming the sense of smell and the body. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. It notes testimonials are free and urges purchase from druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dill pickles in sanitary tins offered by Turner Bros
Turner Bros advertise 2% pound dill pickles in sanitary tins at 15 cents per tin and invite orders by phone. Also notes a forthcoming aerial cableway in Northern India spanning seventy five miles to serve a region where rail transport is impracticable.
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Turner Bros
India
Princeton and Yale Meet Today in Football Classic
New Haven Nov. 15 Yale hosts Princeton in the season’s football classic at Yale field. Both teams are out of the Eastern championship after losses this year, but fan enthusiasm is high and wagers are many.
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Princeton
YALE
New Haven
Peruna Promoted as Quick Cold Relief and Hygiene
The article extols Peruna as a rapid aid to colds, linking prevention to hygienic habits and outdoor life. It asserts Arctic explorers rarely catch colds, cites contagion within families, and urges keeping Peruna in the home, including tablets for those who object to liquids. It also links weak health and poor appetite to higher cold susceptibility and promotes Peruna as a tonic for digestion and constitution.
Fog making machine aids coal dust control in mines
Experts from the United States Bureau of Mines have developed a fog producing device to distribute moisture in coal mines. The system aims to precipitate dust and reduce the risk of disastrous dust explosions.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Cardus touted as cure for womanly troubles in Tennessee notice
Mrs. Jessie Sharp of Columbia reports relief from chronic weakness and pain after taking Cardus, a tonic advertised to support nervous and worn-out women. The ad urges other women to use Cardus, available at druggists, with a Chattanooga Medicine Co. advisory note and a 64 page home treatment booklet offered by mail.
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Columbia, Tenn
Jessie Sharp
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga, Tenn
Sfeerad
Southern Football Games Set to Decide 1913 Title
Atlanta notes a pair of key games Vanderbilt versus Auburn in Birmingham and Georgia vs Tech in Atlanta, with the outcome of these contests shaping the 1913 Southern Athletic Association title race.
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Atlanta
Vanderbilt
Central West football title showdowns in Chicago today
Chicago and Minnesota clash for the conference crown while Nebraska faces Kansas for Missouri Valley honors and Michigan meets Pennsylvania to defend the West’s supremacy in today’s games.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Dr King's New Life Pills advertise quick relief for headaches
An advertorial note describes headaches caused by nervousness, sick liver, and constipation. It promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a regulator that stimulates organs to function properly. Priced at 25 cents, available at druggists or by mail from H. E. Bucklen & Co.
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Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Turner Bros Offer Genuine Boneless Codfish Box
A brief notice indicates a box of genuine boneless codfish is sold at Turner Bros with contact by phones 7 for purchases. The item appears in a small classified style listing.
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Turner Bros
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Denton Society
Hot Springs
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Ark
O. M. Curtis
DR. Bizzell
Mothers Meeting
M. Summers
Box P
Notre Dame
Ind
Denton Societies
San Antonio
Percy Tyrrell
Mar Way
A. D. Bell
Geo. D. Hunter
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Steam Bakery
Denton Steam Bakery
North Side Square
BYALA
Old Phone
Tom F. Fill
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